The essence of the patent researches is determination the patentability of the objects of economic activity, the situation regarding the use of rights to objects of an industrial property, as well as identifying violations of the rights of holders of existing titles and the rights of applicants to objects of an industrial property.

Basic provisions, order of carrying out and form of the report on patent researches are regulated by DSTU 3575-97. The standard is applied in all sectors of economic activity at the stages of creation and use of the object of economic activity.